The musings, muses, and alter-egos of the artists in the Alexander-Pollard Artist Group.

08/14/2013

How Tom LaBaff translated Japanese 5S Methodology into funny cartoons

I
had the pleasure to write and illustrate 5 original cartoons for Burger King
Corporate offices in Miami. The
challenge was to create a series of cartoons based on the 5S methodology
originally developed by
Hiroyuki Hiranois of Japan.

The
method uses a list of five Japanese words: seiri, seiton, seiso, seiketsu, and
shitsuke. English translation: Sorting,
Set in order, Systematic cleaning, Standardizing, and Sustaining.

This
systematic approach to workplace organization becomes most effective when the
employee can differentiate
between the 5 S’s.

And, as we artists know, a visual (and in this case, funny visuals) can be more powerful than the words themselves.

Here are the five methodologies. See if you can pair each with the appropriate word.#1#2#3#4#5